Planning Authority sanctions Polidano’s Hal Farruġ plant
Sanctioning includes residential quarter for migrant workers and a 19m-high office block
13 May 2021, 2:33pm
by James Debono
The Planning Authority has approved two applications by construction magnate Charles Polidano ‘iċ-Ċaqnu’ for an industrial compound in Hal Farrug.
The developer had requested the authority sanction his deviations from permits for the industrial compound in Hal Farruġ, against a €32,754 fine.
Only board member Gilmore Camilleri voted against both permits while NGO representative Annick Bonello voted against one of the permits, which also includes the sanctioning of residential quarters for migrant workers.
The sanctioning does not cover illegalities outside the boundaries of the original permit encroaching outside development zones (ODZ), and the adjacent valley, but are limited to deviations from permits within the boundaries of the industrial area, which are still subject to another enforcement notice which remains in force and subject to another sanctioning application.